Healthcare wait times rise despite increased surgeries and imaging tests, study finds.

Despite an increase in surgeries for hip and knee replacements, cancer procedures, and imaging tests like MRIs and CT scans, wait times are longer now than before the pandemic. The study attributes longer waits to a growing and aging population, more complex patient needs, and a shortage of healthcare workers. MRI wait times have increased by 15 days, while CT scan wait times are three days longer.